Almost a year removed from the beginning of the Tim Tebow era, marked by a round-the-clock training camp special last July on ESPN tracking almost every move the quarterback made, Mark Sanchez spoke of the difficulty that frenzy stirred and suggested the Jets organization played a part in it.

“I just don’t know if it was the best situation for either of us, but you play with the cards you are dealt with and do the very best you can,” Sanchez said on the Petros and Money radio show today. “Well, I think part of that, too, ESPN didn't necessarily sneak in overnight. They had to get permission to go. You can avoid that stuff on your own if you like, in my opinion, but he’s a popular guy and people gravitate towards the guy."

The Jets and ESPN have both regretted the move in retrospect for different reasons. Sanchez makes a good point, though, that all of the over-coverage issues could have been easily avoided.

After a brief war of words between Tebow's short-lived QB coach, who called Sanchez "fragile minded," and Sanchez's mentor Jeff Garcia, who said Tebow should be cut, both of the QBs seem to have a good relationship.

Sanchez said both were on fine terms.

“He’s a special person and a heck of a competitor," Sanchez said. "So people want to know what’s going on, but that’s all I got on that.”